Posts tagged juries

• President of DePuy Orthopedics, David Floyd, has submitted his resignation

  Wayne Parsons | August 15, 2011 4:53 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  When I first learned of the DePuy ASR hip implant recall, I recognized it for what it was: an absolute calamity. One in 8 of these devices would fail, according to the recall statement. Who would...

• Spinal fusion dangers: Are injuries from bone growth-promoting INFUSE being under-reported?

  Wayne Parsons | August 08, 2011 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Medtronic manufactures an interesting new medical product called INFUSE used in spinal fusion procedures. For any doctor using INFUSE, or patient having the product used in their spinal fusion, the...

• Hawaii Crosswalk Safety Chronicles: On a Day of Tragedy, What is the law?

  Wayne Parsons | May 28, 2009 7:39 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two teenage students were struck in a crosswalk on Queen Emma Street in Honolulu today. he driver said that she saw the girls. No one said this, but I will - the girls also should be able to see a...

• Crosswalk Automobile Pedestrian Collision On Queen Emma Street Seriously Injures Two Girls

  Wayne Parsons | May 28, 2009 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to a story by the Honolulu Advertiser 2 intermediate school girls were struck by a car as they crossed Queen Emma Street at Vineyard Street in a crosswalk. The Advertiser reports...

• Tort Reform For Victims of Unsafe Medical Devices: Pass The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

  Wayne Parsons | May 13, 2009 6:23 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Hearings began on Tuesday, May 12th before the Subcommittee on Health on H.R. 1346, The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. I explain it below but before you go any further make sure to read the...

• The Hawaii Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Chronicles: Innovative Solution for Crosswalk Safety

  Wayne Parsons | May 06, 2009 2:39 PM | 7 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A primary mission of these articles is to promote safety and make Hawaii a safer place for all of us. Everyone in the Islands is concerned about crosswalk deaths and pedestrian injuries. I have come...

• Child On Guam Ejected From Car

  Wayne Parsons | April 26, 2009 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 5-year-old boy was ejected from the passenger side of a car Friday morning. The car crash happened across from Our Lady of Peace and Safe Journey Church in Chalan Pagowho, Guam. The boy is in...

• Hawaii Boat Injuries To Crew: The Jones Act

  Wayne Parsons | April 25, 2009 4:17 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  When an employee on a ship is injured, the law that covers the injury is in the category of laws called admiralty or maritime law. A specific law passed by Congress that can be used for an injury...

• AIG In Another Scandal Over Denying Health Care Claims For American Workers Injured In Afghanistan and Iraq

  Wayne Parsons | April 25, 2009 3:09 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) has recently said there were “serious deficiencies in the health coverage of civilian employees who have been injured while working overseas.” His outrage...

• Through the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act we can give our children a safer and healthier future.

  Wayne Parsons | April 16, 2009 4:10 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  “Every day, consumers rely on household products that contain thousands of chemicals. The American public expects the federal government do all it can to ensure these chemicals are safe before...